Knight
See also: knight
English
Etymology
From Middle English knyghte, from Old English cniht (“youth; servant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naɪt/
- Rhymes: -aɪt
Proper noun
Knight
- An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who was a mounted soldier.
- A town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Knight is the 209th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 136,713 individuals. Knight is most common among White (72.31%) and Black (21.61%) individuals.
See also
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